Arcane’s Return After 3 Years Adds Anime-Style Upgrades, New 'Special Sequences' in Each Episode

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[{"selector":"#anim-e3cba14a-c49a-48d7-84c9-65af1463cff1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-32aa981e-ccd1-409e-8255-2725faff2aab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3cd2efed-bca6-4b67-b141-06fa3b3eef62","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de5b4d49-f3e3-4248-b856-0b4581034a10","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-207e0254-1b2d-4985-9999-272e4293d469","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-03670b3c-874d-4191-83eb-b64ed0eeabc4","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] Season 2 metamorphoses the animation paradigm, incorporating the quintessential anime-inspired eye-flickering technique—a mesmerizing evolution absent from Season 1's early episodes—while orchestrating revolutionary advances in hair simulation technology. Photo Source= Arcane (Facebook)

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[{"selector":"#anim-2c22b1fe-af12-4ca2-8520-a56e66db8269","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0343d1cc-46eb-49d0-b840-e9492a68aae1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-13edb609-1d95-4255-aaa5-fcc20e8a2c5d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84659e44-f84f-4801-a4f2-6cada9726e6b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1e8f8f75-f206-4327-8a67-232fdde4a163","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14d2bda7-db68-400d-88d4-d5b54b5d60f8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e16b4bd5-c22c-4330-82b9-3cfa530fc9c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7416011f-4036-4cd1-b8c1-ec469c6acbc8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-90.47152%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7255ae72-e41a-4cbd-a0e6-810a8f4bdb59","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] The masterminds behind Arcane's phantasmagorical visuals, Fortiche Production—a previously unsung French animation atelier—has catapulted from obscurity to acclaim, garnering nine Annie Awards and four Primetime Emmys for their revolutionary artistry. Photo Source= Arcane (Facebook)

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[{"selector":"#anim-5a923915-a955-487b-b8ff-d5c55ec5b546","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87c80628-60e6-4e21-9ef8-7e25081ce5e0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-3fe831ca-b2c5-46e8-9cd4-4f932000403c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eee2729e-88a7-4d98-9845-e1c4014313dd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca7197fc-66b5-46ed-9945-3d186d89b9da","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0f7ee2b-9ca9-47b4-b817-6850a7b1b020","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The inaugural episode of Season 2 bewitches viewers with a monochromatic reverie, where the art direction pirouettes between traditional and digital mediums, channeling characters' emotional tempests through what the team christens their "special sequences." Photo Source= Arcane (Facebook)

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[{"selector":"#anim-27aa480f-c790-462c-acbe-92d452d51118","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-335eb7ad-38c9-4669-b6b6-dd7dea596ff0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8ec0f45-2c78-4b06-aa87-9a7fb3804bc6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-948b92c8-118f-49f3-bf18-15f974029b42","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2092c0ae-77cb-424b-96be-4731a05720bc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a631dbf0-6e91-450c-aab0-711981f35eeb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Pascal Charrue, the visionary animation virtuoso, illuminates the technical renaissance between seasons—from the hypnotic dance of eye animations to the ethereal choreography of hair physics—each frame bearing witness to their relentless pursuit of perfection. Photo Source= Arcane (Facebook)

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[{"selector":"#anim-2a76728c-132c-4abe-84ac-94fe53295a64","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-90.47152%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-facbdb97-4e3f-4b53-9243-7f834e3af8b0","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a70a6096-ccbe-4a35-b9f7-b67f5a7fdcfc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d887c42e-7631-4e31-9c89-1e6e8d3a18e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fdb2a46e-e9f5-4ffa-9923-4cf131d45b23","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6bafcc7d-cc73-4450-8f78-2d48fea472b3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-64e3b46c-00f5-441f-922d-da7b91a8893f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77b46275-cdd9-423c-b0fd-86c3a15fb932","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ff8c4b9-e77b-4037-bbd0-bb30c1808de7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Christian Linke, with the gravitas of a master storyteller, pontificates on the narrative's unforgiving nature, where death lurks as the ultimate arbiter of consequences, as evidenced by the fateful departures of Silco, Marcus, and presumably Vander in Season 1. Photo Source= Arcane (Facebook)

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[{"selector":"#anim-ac773bf0-404d-4aa9-be56-5f1f68db8f91","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55caf3ff-c02d-4339-8742-d92b6747845c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e1476e8-f6de-42cd-bcc8-2492243c0c74","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e3dec4a-1d60-46bd-bf6f-cf5b5497d3df","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8f4234fc-8f8c-443b-ba1a-677776cef62d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca012058-f646-4026-b010-d8aeb9aec69e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Linke's compositional prowess infuses the series with a symphonic precision, where character movements waltz in perfect synchronicity with the score—a feat he notes proves more elusive in live-action's unpredictable realm. Photo Source= Arcane (Facebook)

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[{"selector":"#anim-df342bab-d6cc-476e-89e7-bb1dfe0a7e1c","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1cf9153-787c-4485-8c15-5515d2928503","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-4f111c2c-67b8-4570-b6cc-0421e934fa56","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc04d235-706a-497b-9f58-988f11834a5a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-817aa0f7-dd2f-48ec-ac27-c96fbbcb1442","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-029c9880-9f86-465d-b866-2d0130969282","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] With seasoned sagacity, Linke chronicles Fortiche's audacious journey, juggling their upcoming venture "Penelope of Sparta" while shepherding Arcane's destiny, embodying his philosophy that "no one has ever made a great thing by not taking bets." Photo Source= Arcane (Facebook)

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Arcane’s Return After 3 Years Adds Anime-Style Upgrades, New 'Special Sequences' in Each Episode

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